건

건 U+AC74, 건
HANGUL SYLLABLE GEON
Composition:ㄱ + ㅓ + ㄴ
← 걳
[U+AC73] 		Hangul Syllables 걵 →
[U+AC75]
거걱걲걳건걵걶
걷걸걹걺걻걼걽
걾걿검겁겂것겄
겅겆겇겈겉겊겋
걔 ←→ 게

Korean

Etymology 1

걸 (geol-) +‎ ㄴ (-n).

Verb

건 • (geon) (determinative of 걸다)

  1. past determinative of 걸다 (geolda, “to speak or suspend”): having been suspended, spoken; of a telephone call, having been made
    내가 건 전화 ― naega geon jeonhwa ― the call I made

Etymology 2

걸 (geol-) +‎ ㄴ (-n).

Adjective

건 • (geon) (determinative of 걸다)

  1. determinative of 걸다 (geolda, “to be fertile or sumptuous”): rich, fertile, sumptuous

Etymology 3

거 (geo) +‎ ㄴ (-n).

Noun

건 • (geon)

  1. (informal) topic-marked form of 거 (geo)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 乾

Prefix

건— • (geon-) (hanja 乾)

  1. dry
    건포도(乾葡萄)
    geonpodo( 乾 葡萄)
    raisin
    (literally, “dried grape”)
Synonyms

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 件

Noun

건 • (geon) (hanja 件)

  1. case
  2. matter
  3. subject
  4. example
  5. precedent
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